Boiler-setting.



No.735,473.. PATENTED AUG. 4, 1903 s. W. DAVIS. L

BOILER SETTING. APPLICATION 311.31) 01. 20; 1902.

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5 1 FL J Q WITNESSES:-C/ 0 INVENTO/i' 1 mim il jarzls' nrromv UNIT D STATES Patented A ugust l, 1903.

SMIT-HyW. DAVIS, or PIoKENs', WEST VIRGINIA.

BOILER-SETTING."

SPECIFICATION forming part of. Letters Patent N 0. 735,4?3, dated August 4, 1903.

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v "To a'l whom it may ooncerm- Be'it known that 1, SMITH W; DAVIS, a citizen offthe-United States, and a" resident of Pickens, in the county of Randolph and State ofWestVirginia, have invented a new and Improved Boiler-Setting, of which the following is afull, clear, andexactdescription,

This invention relates to a manner of constructing walls adapted especially for oo'ver '0' ing or setting boilers, although it is applica-j ble'to various'other purposes, as will suggest themselves to skilled mechanics )1 1 This specification is an exact description of p i one example of my invention, While the claims define the actual'scope thereof g Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

zo Figure dis a side view of the invention with parts-broken away. Fig. 2 is a plan view also with parts broken away, and Fig. 3 is averticalcross-section of the invention on the line:

ofFig.2. a indicates the boiler, a, the steam-dome, a the smoke-stack, and a indicates a pillar or pillars or any other suitable means for sustaining thebo'il'erz.

t The wall may be constructed of cast-iron or other metal, or of fire clay, or of any combina I tion of refractory or heat-resisting materials,

as maybe desired. At the fron't of the boiler,;

ateach side thereof, is arranged aicorner post orstanohion I), provided with two vertical grooves b therein, in which are set respectivelythe vertical side plates 0. Eachcornerpostbis formed, asb'est shown'i-n Fig. 3, with an upward extension b and these extensions are connected by a tie-rod d, which passes over c the top of the boiler and 'joins the corner-posts I) together, as shown. The inner plates 0 are provided with ribs 0 on their, outerfaces, as

best shown in Fig. 3,-these ribs preventing c said plates from, warping under the action of heat beneaththe boiler, At the top of the innerplates c and extending inward and upwardfrom the outer plates are top plates... e, which are .fitted1 in grooves formed in inwardlyand upwardly disposed extensions 1) of 5p theposts'b. The'upper edges of'the plates 6 snugly engage tlieside's' of the boiler, so as to eifect tight connection therewith. Cornerposts f, similar in every respect to the cornerposts b, are arranged at the rear end of the boiler,'at each side thereof, and intermediate posts g are arranged at each side of the boiler, intermediate'the length thereof. The plates 0 and e'extend tothe intermediate postsg, and

' from; these posts g plates h, similar to-the plates'e, and plates i, similar to the plates 6, extend to the respective postsf. Between the two posts gtransverse tie-rods k extend, and similar rods lextend between theposts f.' The number of posts and side plates depends upon the length of the boiler or other structure" to be covered. y

. At the back of, the boiler is arrangeda post m, similar to theposts I), f, and g, and in the grooves m of thisipost m are arranged parallel vertical plates n in the same manner that 7o theplates c and hare arranged. There are two pairs of these plates n, and said pairs extend,- respectively, toward opposite sides of the boiler, and thence are bent forwardly to engage with the corresponding grooves in the rear corner-postsf. The post m has an upward and inward extension m and with this extension are engaged upwardly and inwardly extending top plates 0, similar to the plates e and 2', before described, 'thesetop plates 0 8o projecting into engagement with the rear end of the boiler and eifecting a snug connection therewith. (See Fig. '1.)- In addition to the tie-rods d, 1a,,aud Z longitudinal tie-rods p are arranged, two at each side of the boiler,said

"tie-rods extending from the front corner-posts b to the rear corner-posts 1, between the plates 0 ,andvh.

With reference to this constraction it will a be observed that dead-air spaces are formed lg'io between the pairsof plates 0, h, and m. This effectually, protects the boiler and prevents a loss of-heat. If desired, these spaces maylbe v filled in with a non-conducting substande; but this is thought to be necessary onlyiin exceptional instances. I I The invention is here shown and described as a boiler covering or setting, but it isclearthat it-could be used for other purposes withoutdeparting from the principle of too my invention-nor example, it could be used in wall construction in the art of house-building,and I desire it to beil'nderstood that I am not limited to its use asa hoilersetting. I

ranged at each side of the boiler, cross tie-rods extending between said posts over the boiler, and side platessupported by the posts at the 7 Various changes in the form, proportions,

and minor details of my invention may be resorted to at will without departing from the spirit and scope thereof. myself entitled to all such variations asmay Hence I consider lie within the intent of -my claims.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent-' 1., A boilersetting, comprising parallel side plates spaced from each other, and atop plate extending across the upper edges of the side plates inward into engagement with the boiler. 11 2. A boiler-setting, comprising parallel side plates spaced from each other for the purpose;

specified, the inner plate having ribs formed on its outer side to prevent warping of the plate, and a top plate extending across the sides of the boiler-,Esaid plates beingtwo at each side of the boiler and arranged side by side with a space between them, for the pur pose specified,

5. A boiler setting, comprising posts arranged at eachside of thee-boiler, cross tie-rods extending between said posts overthe boiler,

. side plates supported by the'posts at the sides of the-boiler, said plates being two-at each side of the boiler and-arranged side by side with a space between them for the-purpose specified, and top plates extending over the upper edges of said side plates inward into engagement with the-sides of the boiler.

6. Aboiler-setting, comprising posts each having an up ward extension and an inwardly and upwardly projectedextension, said posts being arranged one at each side of the boiler,

cross tie-rods extending between the upward projections of the posts 'overthe top of the boiler, side plates held by the main portions of the posts, and top platesengaged with the said inward and upward extensions of the posts and extending inwardly into engagement with the sides of the boiler.

7. A boiler setting, comprising corner-posts arranged at each side of the boiler, intermediate postsarranged between the corner-posts,

longitudinal tie-rods extending between thev postsat each side of the boiler, a rear post, plates extending between the rear posts and the rear corner-posts and covering the rear end of the boiler, and cross tie-rods extending over the top of the boiler between the corner and intermediate posts.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses. x

SMITH W. DAVIS.

WVitnesses:

J. G. ,MOW ORTER, W. HnYOUNG, 

